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Massachusetts Inns and Taverns

A list of inns and taverns Thomas Jefferson visited or stayed at during his travels through Massachusetts in 1784 and 1791.

Boston, Mass. : Osgood Carleton, circa 1798/Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson visited a number of Massachusetts inns and taverns, on his trips through western Massachusetts in 1784 and, especially, in 1791.

Name Location Year
Ames's Dedham 17841
Folsom's Exeter 17842
Killock's Williamstown 17913
Mann's between Providence, R.I., and Dedham, Mass. 17844
Mrs. Mash's Dalton 17915
Pomeroy's Northampton 17916
Sandburn's Hampton 17847
Sloan's midway between Williamstown and North Ashford 17918
Smith's Worthington 17919
Stebbin's West Springfield 179110
Wheeler's Lanesboro 179111

- added by Jefferson Library Staff, 2008

Footnotes

  1. MB, 1:553. Transcription available at Founders Online.
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  3. MB, 1:821, 1:824. Transcription available at Founders Online.
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  5. MB, 2:821. Transcription available at Founders Online.
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  7. MB, 1:553. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  8. MB, 2:824. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  9. MB, 2:821. Transcription available at Founders Online.
  10. MB, 2:821. Transcription available at Founders Online.
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